Comments on: Like Sun

Like Sun

chococat — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:24:29 -0800

I think this'll be my last music post for a while, until I get my shit together, as it were. Thought I'd round it off at a nice even 10. And, I thought it fitting to post this super-old song, ('98 or '99), which was my first attempt at "multitrack hard disk recording," with one Sure SM58 mic, some crappy Mac software on an old biege G3, handclaps and a LittleTikes™ toy piano. I used what I had. Way back when, I posted it on sites like the old mp3.com and it got some nice feedback which felt awesome and immediate and kind of weird and new. After a while I got sort of jaded with all the online music site stuff because it was clearly becoming the "So You Think You Can Dance" of the Internet, at the time. Posting stuff recently to music.metafilter has rekindled a lot of that fun, immediate kind of vibe for me, so I thought this was a good way to complete the circle. At the time I called this "a happy song about sad people," which I guess it is. It was written after leaving a shitty job. It sounds kind of corny and twee now, and the recording quality is pretty shite, but it was sincere at the time. Cheers everyone. In preview this seems like way too much information. Oh well.

By: AgentRocket

AgentRocket — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:03:03 -0800

Thanks alot for all your songs - you are a great songwriter and a great musician and a great singer. MuFi (or whatever is the preferred nomenclature) has been so cool for reasons like this/these song/s.

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:41:49 -0800

You just get your ass on back here pronto, amigo. Si? Si.

And yay for toy piano!

By: melissa may

melissa may — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:23:15 -0800

I'm smiling and dancing, not crying -- just make sure to come back, okay? This is beautiful.

By: _sirmissalot_

_sirmissalot_ — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:24:24 -0800

More!

By: snsranch

snsranch — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:12:28 -0800

This is just completely incredible!!!! The handclaps and toy piano are perfect. This proves that one doesn't need fancy tools to craft beautiful things. I too will eagerly await your return.

By: bim

bim — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:09:00 -0800

I'd like to hear more from chococat too!

By: Drunken_munky

Drunken_munky — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:42:52 -0800

Dear Chococat,
I think I have developed a man crush on you. Is that okay?
Love, Munky.

Seriously, you rock my socks with your pop stylings. Come back when you can.

By: sciurus

sciurus — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:45:13 -0800

Those of you who like toy instruments should listen to Gizmodgery by Self

I'll miss you chococat.

By: edlundart

edlundart — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:57:12 -0800

Another great one. Love that "seductive" dragged out background vocal that repeats... that is sweet sounding. I really hope you will post more stuff in the future.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:28:36 -0800

What everyone said.

Thanks for the great music.

By: Iamtherealme

Iamtherealme — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 23:47:49 -0800

Better late than never, I suppose. Please hurry back, chococat - you have fans here.

By: Gucky

Gucky — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:57:28 -0800

I'm listening to iTunes on random. Up comes a song I don't recognize. "Bgm? Hmm." I have more than one tune by bgm. The next one's amazing too. I hit the iTunes record store. "Ok, this is driving me crazy. Where did I find these amazing tracks?" Google and bam.

In short, color me impressed.

By: AgentRocket

AgentRocket — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:36:35 -0800

Come back, Chococat!

By: beniamino

beniamino — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:02:32 -0800

This song always brings a happy-sad tear to my eye. I <3 chococat.

By: viachicago

viachicago — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:42:55 -0800

Dangit, chococat. Come back, come back. I love hand claps.

By: danb

danb — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:14:02 -0800

I miss chococat's songs.

By: saulgoodman

saulgoodman — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:58:32 -0800

It was written after leaving a shitty job. It sounds kind of corny and twee now, and the recording quality is pretty shite, but it was sincere at the time.

chococat: When I first heard this song, back in those old days you allude to when MP3.com, Audiogalaxy, and the like seemed like such exciting new avenues for music, back when the internet seemed full of such excitement and potential, I was, ironically, still working a shitty job. I was also going through the process of grieving over the death of my grandfather. And though we've chatted a couple of times since then (and I've thankfully since left my shitty job), I don't think I ever told you how much this song in particular meant to me.

I would cue it up every day as I sat at my desk doing the stupefyingly boring work of editing legal code, and 'Like Sun' never failed to bring a little smile to my face and fill me with a sense of wonder at how much sad beauty there is in the world. This may sound a bit trite, but I mean it sincerely: Thank you.